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Gas stations in Nicholas County, KY
How Nicholas County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,211 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- 98% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,949
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gas stations in Nicholas County. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 21.6 for every 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,211 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Nicholas County spend about $8.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 6 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Nicholas County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 925 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nicholas County grew 5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Nicholas County compares
The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Nicholas County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 925 | 912 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,211 | $2,887 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $59,531 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $254K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Nicholas County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Nicholas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,949+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 2,776
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 195 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $59,531
- Average household income
- $64,385
- Median home value
- $123,000
- Jobs located here
- 779
- Daytime population
- 5,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 92 | 18 | 7.8 | $4.6M | +4.9% | #14 of 2,358 |
| 2Spencer County, KY | 89 | 9 | 12.3 | $3.3M | +7.7% | #38 of 2,358 |
| 3Shelby County, KY | 84 | 22 | 11.9 | $2.8M | +6.2% | #88 of 2,358 |
| 4Pendleton County, KY | 83 | 6 | 11.0 | $3.2M | +1.1% | #95 of 2,358 |
| 5Green County, KY | 79 | 7 | 15.8 | $2.2M | +4.6% | #182 of 2,358 |
| 6Allen County, KY | 78 | 9 | 11.2 | $2.9M | +9.5% | #197 of 2,358 |
| 7Kenton County, KY | 77 | 59 | 8.8 | $3.3M | +3.9% | #214 of 2,358 |
| 8Edmonson County, KY | 77 | 6 | 11.8 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #221 of 2,358 |
| 9Boone County, KY | 76 | 65 | 12.8 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #241 of 2,358 |
| 10Jessamine County, KY | 75 | 19 | 9.5 | $3.1M | +7.8% | #256 of 2,358 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 6 | 21.6 | $1.5M | +5.4% |
Other business types in Nicholas County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Nicholas County, KY?
There are 6 gas stations on map listings in Nicholas County as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Nicholas County, KY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $8.9M a year, or $3,211 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,776 households in Nicholas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicholas County, KY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Nicholas County has 21.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Nicholas County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 925 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Nicholas County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Nicholas County at 7,949 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,776 households. The median household income in Nicholas County is $59,531 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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